UNVERIFIABLE Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

unverifiable

adjective

Definition of unverifiable

as in unprovable

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Recent Examples of unverifiable Cryptographically verifiable location must replace unverifiable GPS claims, while domestic geofencing standards should be governed in the open. — Mike Horton, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2026 Many of the statements were overly vague or unverifiable future projections. — Simmone Shah, Time, 23 Apr. 2026 Researchers contend with a patchwork of numbers Figures the administration has released are inconsistent and unverifiable. — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026 Figures the administration has released are inconsistent and unverifiable. — ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unverifiable

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Adjective

Hollywood has long been a petri dish of nasty rumors, and throughout its history, several unproven, or unprovable, salacious stories about movie stars have taken on lives of their own.

— Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
Myth seems to me to be doing something very strong, which is making an unprovable declaration about something.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of unprovable

Adjective

Currah’s opinion piece is wrong on the facts, the law, and the science, and reaches unsupportable conclusions.

— Paisley Currah, The New York Review of Books, 18 Dec. 2025
The venerable but troubled outlet has been for sale since its previous owners ran up unsupportable debts and were removed in 2023.

— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025

Definition of unsupportable

Adjective

For the moment, the Defense Department’s investments are operating in a legal morass that lawmakers in both parties see as unsustainable.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
But the lack of consistent guidelines has led to unsustainable bidding wars between schools offering seven-figure salaries.

— The Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of unsustainable

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